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Chapter XXXV

           "Plain!You?Notatall.Youaremuchtoopretty,aswellastoogood,tobegrilledaliveinCalcutta." Andagainsheearnestlyconjuredmetogiveupallthoughtsofgoingoutwithherbrother. 

           "Imustindeed,"Isaid;"forwhenjustnowIrepeatedtheofferofservinghimforadeacon,heexpressedhimselfshockedatmywantofdecency. HeseemedtothinkIhadcommittedanimproprietyinproposingtoaccompanyhimunmarried:asifIhadnotfromthefirsthopedtofindinhimabrother,andhabituallyregardedhimassuch." 

           "Whatmakesyousayhedoesnotloveyou,Jane?" 

           "Youshouldhearhimselfonthesubject. Hehasagainandagainexplainedthatitisnothimself,buthisofficehewishestomate. HehastoldmeIamformedforlabournotforlove:whichistrue,nodoubt. But,inmyopinion,ifIamnotformedforlove,itfollowsthatIamnotformedformarriage. Woulditnotbestrange,Die,tobechainedforlifetoamanwhoregardedonebutasausefultool?" 

           "Insupportableunnaturaloutofthequestion!" 

           "Andthen,"Icontinued,"thoughIhaveonlysisterlyaffectionforhimnow,yet,ifforcedtobehiswife,Icanimaginethepossibilityofconceivinganinevitable,strange,torturingkindofloveforhim,becauseheissotalented;andthereisoftenacertainheroicgrandeurinhislook,manner,andconversation. Inthatcase,mylotwouldbecomeunspeakablywretched. Hewouldnotwantmetolovehim;andifIshowedthefeeling,hewouldmakemesensiblethatitwasasuperfluity,unrequiredbyhim,unbecominginme.Iknowhewould." 

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